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Family and Kinship in East London

By: Michael Young, Peter Willmott

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Paperback | 26 April 2007 | Edition Number 1

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224 Pages

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This vivid and touching picture of family life int eh East End of the 1950s is one of the great pioneering works of modern sociology

Although housing in Bethnal Green was often appalling, a complex network of relatives - families of three generations held together by the powerful mother-daughter bond at the centre - was always available to provide mutual aid and a sense of community. It was when families were rehoused in the immaculate new estates outside London, miles away from their kin, that the vital support system broke down, with disastrous effects on the quality of people's lives.

This famous book, based on a major three-year research project, makes clear how planners have frequently failed to understand real human needs; it also provides a marvellous portrait of the resilience and generosity of spirit which went at least some way to compensate for the deptivations of inner-city working-class life.

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